Shell.



R. G.`& 0. L. AOUGHSTEN.

SHELL.

APPucATmN FILED Nov. 4. 1911s.

Patented Apr. 29, 1919.

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Flc/MRD 6. Haug/1STE UNITED STATES lPATEJSIT OFFICE. Y

.EICHARD G.' AOUGHSTEN' AND OTTO L. AOUGHSTEN, 0F GALVESTON, TEXAS.:

SHELL.

Specication of lLettera Patent. Patented Apr. 29, 11519.

Application led November 4, 1918. I Serial 110.261,071.

To all whom it may concern: l

Be it known that we, RICHABDG. AoUGH- srEN and OTTO L. AoUGHsTnN, citizens of the 'United States, residing at Galveston, in the county of Galveston and State of Texas,

have invented -new and useful Improvements to being divided into a plurality of subshells when it brings. up aga-instan objective, this with a view-to dissemmatmg gas throughout a wide area in the vicinity of the enemies position and inflicting as much damage as possible upon thc enemy.

To the attainment of the -foregoing the' invention consists in the peculiar and advantageous shell hereinafter descrlbed and claimed.

'In the accompanying drawings which are i A hereby made a part hereof:

. Figure 1 is a side elevation of the shell constituting the best practical embodiment of oour invention thatA we have as yet devised. v

Fig. 2" is a longitudinal central section of the shell.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the shell. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail view illustrative of the manner inl which the sub-shells are jointed to'assure separation thereof when the major shell brings up against an obstacle.

Fig. 5 is a detail view of one of the said shells.

Fig. 6 is a detail view illustrating the construction inthe forward portionof the casing ofthe major shell.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all of the views of the drawings.

Some of the sub-shells of our novel shell or 'projectile are adapted to contain. ggls, and these sub-shells are numbered 1. e

' other sub-shells '2 are adapted to contain a suitable high explosive, indicated by 3, are equipped ywith suitable detonators 4 and are adapted when the shell strikes an objective to be exploded in the usual manner; the explo'sign being made use of to. reduce the subshells 2 to fragments in order to injure the enemy,and jto eifect separation ofthe subshells' 1 and to throw, or distribute the same z ent, is

about a wide area so as to bring about breakengagement of the lands Vof a rifle, whereby when the shell is fired it lgwill -be turned about its axis dnlring its iight through the air.

The casing 6 is comparatively thin, as shown, and in its forward portion is disosed a' comparatively large sub-shell 6?, joined through a weakened portion 5 to the adjacent sub-shell 2 and designed to containI an explosive charge 8. In the nose of the sub-shell 6", and casing 6 is a detonator 9 lto j explode the large sub-shell 6a, when the projectileA4 brings up against an'object.

On the forward end of the casing 6 are vanes 10, designed to assist in the turning of the shell about its axis.

The gas vsub-shells 1 are preferably provided with individual weak portions 11, de-

signed to be broken when the said sub-shells 'are thrown about with a view of releasing the gas and bringing about the dissemination thereof in the vicinity of the enemy.

In the practical use of our novel shell, the explosion of the sub-shell 6a will strike the Athin casing 6 from all the sub-shells, and the shock will also, because of the interposed weakened portions, bring about separation of all the sub-shells 6, 7 and 2 whereupon the said sub-shells will be violentl thrown 'about and either exploded or bro en with the result that great physical injury will be iniicted upon theenemy and aty the same time he will'be subjected to the action of the released. gas.

It will be appreciated from the foregoing that notwithstandin its, utility in action as hereinbefore setfo h our novel shell is not liable to prematurely explode, and hence may be handled and transportedwith com. parative safety.

Having described our invention, what we claim and desire to secure by Letters Pat- 1. An explosive shell comprising a thin casing, a sub-shell arranged 1n the forward portion of the casing, said sub-shell having av detonator .and being adapted to contain ex plosive, a second sub-she1l for explosive arf. ranged in the casing and joined through a weakened portion to the first-named subshell and having a detonator, yand a third sub-shell for gas arranged in the casing and joined through a weakened portion with the other sub-shells and having an individual weakenedk portion.

2. In an explosive shell, sub shells designed to contain gas and a high explosive, respectively, and arranged end to end and joined through a comparatfgrely weak portion whereby when the shell is exploded the sub-shell containing gas will be thrown a considerable distance from the remainder ofthe shell.

3. An explosive shell comprising a casing,- and a plurality of sub-shells arranged end to end in the /casing and joined together through the medium of weakened portions; some of the sub-shells being adapted to contain gas and the others being provided with individual fuses and being adapted to contain charges of high explosive, and the foremost sub-shell being provided with detonating means. v

4. An explosive shell comprising a casing, and sub-shells designed to receive explosive and gas, respectively, and arranged end to en d in the casing and joined through a weak portion.

5. An explosive shell comprising a casing, and Sub-shells designed to receive explosive and gas, respectively, `and arranged end to end in the casing and oined through a weak portion;` the gas sub-shell being provided with an individual weak portion.

Inl testimony whereof we aiiix our signatures.

RICHARD G. AOUGHSTEN. OTTO L. AOUGHSTEN. 

